as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
Use a heavy hand for more opacity, and trace lightly for a blurry finish.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
Chronic inflammation from PsA can cause: Uveitis: PsA inflammation can affect the uvea (the middle of your eye), causing redness, pain, and blurry vision.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
According to the National Eye Institute, AMD occurs when aging causes damage to the macula, which controls sharp, straight-ahead vision, making one's central vision blurry.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
This clouding of the eye's natural lens causes blurry vision.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
Chronic inflammation from PsA can cause: Uveitis: PsA inflammation can affect the uvea (the middle of your eye), causing redness, pain, and blurry vision.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
According to the National Eye Institute, AMD occurs when aging causes damage to the macula, which controls sharp, straight-ahead vision, making one's central vision blurry.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
This clouding of the eye's natural lens causes blurry vision.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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Jared Weiss of The Athletic shared via X. Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quite vague when discussing the possibility of Garland suiting up for Game 4.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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For now, the language in the president’s executive order was fairly vague.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Oscar nominee's glam included a soft-bronzed makeup look, with a faint pink blush and a light mauve lipstick.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Accountant 2, arriving this week some eight long years after the original, does not earn even that faintest of praise.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The reasons for her travels—whether to marry a man at her father’s behest or to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome—are hazy.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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As part of my initiation into beer society, Hoey gave me seven beers to try, ranging from a deep stout to a hoppy hazy India pale ale.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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